1.0Neds Bloghttps://www.neds.com.au/blognedshttps://www.neds.com.au/blog/author/nedsteam/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="jtw2T7nJHP"><a href="https://www.neds.com.au/blog/soccer/">Soccer News, Tips & Previews</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.neds.com.au/blog/soccer/embed/#?secret=jtw2T7nJHP" width="600" height="338" title="“Soccer News, Tips & Previews” — Neds Blog" data-secret="jtw2T7nJHP" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.neds.com.au/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> Soccer isn’t commonly referred to as The World Game for no reason; it has been played in all corners of the globe for centuries and has rightfully earned its position as the most popular sport in the world. Nearly every country has a professional soccer league, but the highest quality of competition has generally been drawn towards leagues in Europe and South America. That trend has started to shift since the turn of the century however, as the injection of astronomical budgets into competitions in Asia and North America have led to an influx of the world’s best players. The…